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GATE. No., 487,336. Patented DOG. 6, 1892.

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UNTTnD STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CLARENCE J. SIMERAL, OF MAOLEAY, OREGON.

GATE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 487,336, dated December6, 1892. Application filed April 21, 1892. Serial No. l30i118A (Nomodel.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CLARENCE J. SIMERAL, a citizen of the United States,residing at Macleay, in the county of Marion and State of Oregon, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Gates; and I do herebydeclare the following to be a full, clear, and eX- act description ofthe invention, such as will enable others skilled kin the art to whichit appertains to make and use the same.

My invention has for its object to improve the devices for opening andclosing gates by persons approaching or leaving the same, such devicesincluding a hand-operated device situated beside the roadway at somedistance on either side of the gate.

In the drawings, Figure l is a perspective .view of a gate embodying myimprovements in its closed position. Fig. 2 is an elevation of the samein its open position. Fig. 3 is a vertical section on theline 3 3 ofFig. l, lookbraced by the cross-bars d3.

lng in the direction of the arrow. Fig. 4 is an elevation of the gate asI prefer to construct it.

The gateA may be of any usual or preferred construction; but as itslides upon an overhead support, which is arranged at such height thatvehicles may conveniently pass thereunder, I prefer to make it as shownin Fig. 4- that is, with the paneled portion o, which eX- tends upwardto about the height of the felice adjacent to the gate, and with the endpieces a', which extend upward considerably above the paneled portionand carry the rollers or `wheels b, which travel upon the supportingrail or track B. The uprights d are connected by the top cross-piece a2and are In the other tigures of the drawings the uprights a are notshown as being extended to any considerable distance above the paneledportion of the gate. The supporting-rail B is arranged between andcarried by the posts C C O, the posts C O being situated a distanceapart equal to about twice the length of the gate, and the post O beingarranged midway between the posts O and somewhat out of line therewith,so that the gate and its operating devices can move freely past it. Uponthe tops of the posts is supported a plate or cappiece D,which serves toconnect and brace the upper ends of the posts.

The supporting-rail is formed with two double inclines, the apex of eachincline being situated midway between the posts O and O', while thelowest portions of the inclines are at the places where thesupporting-rail is secured to the posts. As the uprights a are situatedat the ends ofthe gate, it will be seen that the rollers b occupy thelowermost positions upon the rail B when the gate is closed and againwhen it is entirely open, and it will be seen that the gate in movingfrom either one of these positions rises through the first portion ofits course-that is, until the rollers o reach the apexes of therail-after which the gate in its continued onward movement falls as therollers travel along the downward inclines of the rail or track. Fromthis it results that the gate will complete the latter portion of itsmovement in either direction by reason of the action of gravity and thatit is impossible for the gate to stop in an intermediate position.

E is a lever pivoted to the plate or cap D over the roadway and near thepost O. The lower end of this lever is connected with the gate,preferably near its forward end, and by a chain F or other ilexibleconnection.

G G are cords or other flexible or partlyflexible gate-operatin gdevices secured to the gate between its ends, as at g, and extendingthence over pulleys H I-I, carried by the upper end of the lever E, andpulleys H II, carried by the armsof the posts I,which are situated atthe side of the roadway at some distance on either side of the gate. Theends of the cords -G depend and are provided with handles g. I prefer toferm the lever E with an angular extension E' at its upper end and tomount a cross-bar K upon such extension, the rollers or pulleys Il beingsupported from the ends of the cross-bar or arm K. This construction ofthe lever E is preferred, because it givesq M is a V-shaped guide uponone of the posts C, arranged to hold the forward -end of the gate whenthe latter is closed.

N N are boards secured to the middle and rear posts just above theground, and between which the lower portion of the gate moves. Theyserve to prevent a swaying or lateral motion of the gate.

When the gate is closed, the parts occupy the positions shown in Fig. l,the upper end of the lever E being inclined to the right and thehandlesg of the operating-cords being elevated. If now a person approach thegate and pull upon one of the handles g', the result will be that thegate moves to the right, raising up the inclines of the rail Bas it doesso. As the upper portion of the lever Eis heavier than its lowerportion, this lever will remain in the inclined position to which it isswung until it is forcibly moved therefrom. It therefore follows that asthe gate is being opened no movement isimparted to the lever E untilafter the gate has passed its mid-position and commenced to move d ownthe inclined portions of the rail or track B. As the gate is completingthe latter portion of its movement, the cord or chain F draws upon thelever and rocks it into the position shown in Fig. 2. This movementcauses the handles g', which had moved down as the gate is moving, to bedrawn upward again and the parts of the opening device to assume such aposition that a downward pull upon either handle g will cause the gateto be closed.

In closing the gate the movements of the various parts are similar, butin the reverse direction to those just described in opening the gate.Upon pulling down upon the handles g to close the gate the rst movementis to slide the gate to its mid-position, which is done Without changingthe position of the lever E and its connected parts. These are not moveduntil the gate has completed half its movement and is upon the downwardineline of the track or rail, when the flexible connection F between thegate and the lever will draw the lever E over from the position shown inFig. 2 to that shown in Fig. l.

There are several advantages which I claim to be incident to myinvention and which I will now point out. It will be observed that boththe operating-handles g are raised or in position to be operated by aperson upon either side of the gate, who may be going in eitherdirection, and whether the gate be opened or closed, so that the gatecan be operated under all circumstances by a simple downward pull oneither of the handles. By making the track or rail B with the twodouble-inclined portions and connecting the gate with the lever E acomplete movement of the lever E is insured, as'the gate cannot stop inan intermediate position.

It will be evident that my invention is not limited to the variousdetails of construction shown and described, as various changes willsuggest themselves to those skilled in the art in the embodiment of myinvention without departing from its essential features. Thus thedouble-inclined track B could be arranged below instead of above thegate, as indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 2; also, the shape andconstruction of the lever E, which forms the shifting-support for thepulleys H, might be changed and this lever might have a rigid instead ofa flexible connection with the gate, though I prefer the latter, asshown.

What I claim isl. The combination, with the gate, of the cord connectedthereto and extending to the side of the gate, where it is provided witha handle, a pulley around which the cord passes, a vibrating support forthepulley,and a connection between the gate and the said pulleysupport,whereby as the gate is moved in one direction the pulley is moved in theopposite direction, substantially as set forth.

2. The combination, with the gate, of the operating-cords G, the pulleysaround which the cords pass, a lever mounted upon a stationary supportsituated at one side of the gate and supporting the pulleys H, and aconnection between the gate and lever, whereby the latter is vibrated asthe gate is opened and closed, substantially as set forth.

3. The combination, with the gate, of the operating-cords G, the pulleysaround which the cords pass, the lever which carries the pulleys, and aflexible connection between the gate and the lever, substantially as setforth.

4. The combination, with the gate, of the opera ting-cords G, the leverE, connected with the gate and provided with the angular extension E atits upper end, the cross-bar K, and the pulleys H, around which thecords G pass, supported at the ends of the cross-bar K, substantially asset forth.

5. The combination, with the gate, of the double-inclined track uponwhich the gate moves in the direction of its length, theoperating-cords, the pulleys H, around which the cords turn, and a levermounted upon a stationary support at one side of the gate, connectedwith the gate, and carrying the said pulleys, substantially as setforth.

6. The combination, with the gate, of the double-inclined track B, uponwhich the gate slides, the operatingcords G, the pulleys H, around whichthe cords turn, the lever E, which supports the pulleys, and theflexible connection between the gate and the lever, substantially as setforth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CLARENCE J. SIMERAL.

Witnesses:

EDGAR HARTLEY, E. O. EoFF.

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